News From Around The County
ANDERSON — Anderson police officers teamed up with a Fish & Game warden to conduct an illegal encampment enforcement operation along Anderson Creek Friday, March 29. The operation yielded five arrests, according to officials. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: Man brings toddler to Anderson to sell ecstasy to girl, 15 Burney traffic stop yields stolen rifle, drugs – 1 arrested Officers […]
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ANDERSON — Authorities arrested a 21-year-old Redding man they allege traveled to Anderson with his 1-year-old child with the intention of selling ecstasy to a person he believed was a girl who was turning 16-years-old. The man was arrested Friday, March 29, following a weeks-long investigation. Unbeknownst to the alleged suspect, the “girl” he agreed to sell ecstasy to so […]
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BURNEY — More than 115 students, parents, and teachers, came together for Burney Elementary’s second annual family STEM Fair, last night, Tuesday, March 27. The STEM Fair featured numerous interactive and hands-on STEM-based displays and experiments; including the opportunity for attendees to see how crystals are formed, to see how hot air balloons work, and how to create enough energy […]
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REDDING — A wanted felon who authorities say stole a motorcycle and led officers on a short pursuit was later arrested with assistance from a CHP aviation unit and a Redding PD K-9 early Monday morning, March 25. The 25-year-old Oroville resident, later identified as Cory Ray Arguello, was eventually discovered hiding inside a trash can and was taken into […]
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BURNEY — A felon on probation was arrested again after an early morning encounter with deputies, Friday, March 22. The probationer, later identified as Quentin Winn, 44, of Hat Creek, was arrested after a traffic enforcement stop for a minor vehicle code violation led deputies to the discovery of a stolen rifle, ammunition, and methamphetamine. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: No […]
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MONTGOMERY CREEK — No injuries were reported after an SUV careened off 299E, and ended up down an embankment, last night, Saturday, March 23. The non-injury accident happened near Moose Camp Rd., in the Montgomery Creek area. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Family grieving after crash kills Australian native, Shasta College student, 21 Man arrested after threatening to shoot girlfriend, […]
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ANDERSON — Despite rain-slicked roads and dangerous highway conditions, two motorists decided to engage in an illegal street race earlier this morning. “Unfortunately for the drivers, they did this in front of an unmarked patrol vehicle,” Anderson PD later wrote in a social media release. LEADING THE SCNS HEADLINES: UPDATE: Family grieving after crash kills Australian native, Shasta College student, […]
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UPDATED: Thursday, March 21, 1:30 p.m., With additional details. ANDERSON — Officials have identified a man who died after a single vehicle, rollover traffic collision in Anderson, Sunday morning, March 17. CHP has stated that excessive speed is considered to have been a contributing factor in the deadly crash, which happened on China Gulch Rd., west of Canyon Rd. Last […]
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ANDERSON — Although all law enforcement officers face the unknown ever time they put on their uniforms and badge at the beginning of each shift, they always know it could be the last time they ever do so. But when Anderson PD K-9 Handler, Officer Finch released his furry canine partner “Chance” to apprehend a suspect fleeing from officers in […]
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REDDING — An allegedly intoxicated man who officials said beat his girlfriend and threatened to shoot the woman and her two daughters was arrested yesterday evening, Sunday, March 17. The incident led to a brief but tense negotiation, as officers tried to coax the alleged suspect out of his Redding home in the 2400 block of Nebula St. The man, […]
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